ormaybemidgets Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Snack - 2 cups coffee with FF Coffeemate Dinner - meatloaf, spinach, potatoes/green beans Workout - none! Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 Saturday December 10Breakfast - 1 egg, spinach, turkey, cheese (lil' bit), and pepper. 3 cups coffee with FF CoffeemateAnd yesterday I did download alllllllll of the Xtreme workout, which still did not include the yoga segment! It does include a weekly plan and an "eating guide" which I looked over briefly and like so far. Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Lunch - 1 beer, 5 mozzarella sticks, candy Dinner - chicken, spinach, potatoes/green beans Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Workout - none! I'm sucking lately. But I have big plans for break. Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Sunday December 11Breakfast - Honey Nut Cheerios and milk, 3 cups coffee with FF Coffeemate, cookies (I know) Quote Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Looks like you really like coffee. It's cool that you like it. It reminds me of a guy who came to run on the treadmill next to me yesterday. He looked like he was in awesome shape and I thought this might be fun, let's see if he pushes me to go a little faster on my run. He kept doing intervals a 2.3 mph and 8 mph. I ran 100 minutes at 6.7 mph yesterday. He then pulled out a six-pack of monster energy drink and would slam one during the slow interval segment. He was weezing from the fast intervals, keeled over, hopping off the treadmill to stretch, holding on to the bars to keep himself up and sucking air like the gym suddenly became depressurized. He ended up running about 3 1/2 miles while I gingerly ran ~12. I think a fun challenge for you next year would be to test how your performance would change without the coffee. Maybe the difference would be minimal, maybe not; who knows until you give it a shot. Also, you don't seem to eat a lot of food. Do you think you get enough nutrition? Great job on the detailed and consistent logging. This is a sign of people getting ready or ramping up to do something epic ;-). Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Re:coffee. I don't drink it for workout performance (obviously - when's the last time I worked out?!) but I do for life performance. I started this year on 2 cups a day, in the mornings, and by now I'm closer to 5 throughout the day. Maybe there's some nirvana out there for me where I wouldn't need coffee - I know people say when you get off it you have more energy, or when you eat good food, or when you workout, or when you whatever whatever whatever, but honestly, I just do not have the time to figure that out right now. Getting to that place involves down days and experimental days and patience and time, and I just don't know when I would be able to do that. I know it sounds awful. I know other people have busier/more stressful lives than I do, but the conclusion is that giving up coffee is not even on my radar right now.A problem I do recognize is that I really DON'T eat enough and/or get enough nutrition. I feel like I eat the normal amount, but I know I don't eat enough. Also, though, these days without dinner are completely crazy for me. I spend my whole life looking forward to my next meal, I never skip dinner! It's just that this past week, finals weeks, I'm so exhausted when I get home that even eating dinner is too much. I usually always eat the same breakfast, the same/similar lunch, and then a one-plate dinner, but even then when I write it down it really doesn't seem like that much. I'm pretty confused about eating. Working out I more or less know... just don't do.Thanks!Also, the first time I saw someone drinking something on the treadmill, it was a can of Coke! Isn't that crazy? I mean, sugar/calorie intake v. calorie output aside, how did he drink that Coke without cutting his face on the can?! Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Snack - 1 baby apple, 2 clementine oranges Lunch - cheese, turkey and crackers Snack - cheese stick, candy Quote Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Makes sense that finals are your priority. You'll regroup and get back on track when you have breathing room. Good luck. Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Oh, don't give me too much credit. I could have easily cooked meals before finals and saved 'em so I wouldn't eat crackers this week; and although there are some days I skipped working out because I was too exhausted to even change my clothes or because I got home so late there was literally no time, I also skipped on days when I had time and energy. Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Dinner - chicken, potatoes/green beans, candy Workout - none Monday December 12 Breakfast - 1 egg, spinach, turkey, cheese (lil' bit), and pepper. 3 cups coffee with FF Coffeemate, baby apple Snack - 1 cup gingerbread coffee, 1.5 little creamers, baby apple, minisnack box of raisins Quote Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 chill... sometimes you need your energy to focus on other things... you need to be in the right frame of mind to do a proper workout. Take that club that you're beating your head with and use it to knock out some of your fitness goals after finals. Boy, you're tough on yourself... Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 It's true, I'm very tough on myself! Don't worry though, I also recognize my accomplishments, like complaining to Tresemme about their crappy shampoo and getting a $5 check (more than I paid for it two years ago!) and my awesome closing line to a salesman, "I don't want to close the door in your face, but I'm done with this conversation."I just can't let myself use school as an excuse, not for anything. Because if it's not the stress of finals, it's the stress of starting a new semester, or the stress of being right in the middle of a semester, or the stress of finding employment over the summer, and it just never ends. All the times are hard times, which means that stressed is my baseline for now. Quote Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I think you need a conversation with livingroovy, our friend from Colorado... have you considered yoga? Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Indeed I have gone down the yoga/pilates path, but haven't gotten much from it. I've done the workouts on ultimatepilatesworkouts.com, which are okay but limited, and they stopped challenging me, and I used to do a 20 minute Pilates Fit video before ExerciseTV got rid of it. I've also done some yoga, the workout I usually do right now is 10lb Xtreme Yoga, and I tried out a 10 minute morning video on Yogatic's YT channel, and there's a Barre3 video I used to do, and I think one of the 3's is yoga. So the answer is, for relaxation? Not really, although I would maybe like to. For fitness? I've tried, and will probably continue to. Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Lunch - candy. Yeah.Workout - 20 minute Zen in Your Den yogaThat's right, zen in. my. den. Also, I have no den. And I dislike the teacher. She's also the one in my dance videos, where she's confusingly terrible in one and fine in another. Jennifer Galardi, I don't want to open up my heart. All my blood will come out. Quote Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 lol...wait, you worked out... Quote i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 I did! Check me out. Quote Link to comment
MMyers Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Yay! Zen in ze den! #I'mLame Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 LOL Mike. And it wasn't even in a den! Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Dinner - chicken/onions and potatoes/green beans Snack - milk, cookies, candy to the point that my blood was probably 1:1 ratio of blood:sugar Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Tuesday December 13 Breakfast - 2 eggs, spinach, cheese (lil' bit), soy sausage, and pepper. 3 cups coffee with FF Coffeemate My exam today is 1:30-5:30, which is the exact time of day where if I'm not eating I'm asleep. So I tried to food up at breakfast - 2 eggs, sausage. I'll bring raisins for the test. I'd bring a baby apple if I thought it wouldn't brown. Quote Link to comment
MMyers Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 LOL Mike. And it wasn't even in a den! But that's imposs-zee-ble! #EWW Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 What does EWW mean? Does it mean eww = gross or is this one of those hip kids terms?!? Quote Link to comment
ormaybemidgets Posted December 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Lunch - chicken/onions, potatoes/green beans Snack - baby apple, clementine orange, candy Dinner - chicken/onions, potatoes/green beans, candy Quote Link to comment
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